Kent's Moat

Birmingham · West Midlands · population 7,224 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,209 of 6,856 in England
  • #622 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #74 of 132 in Birmingham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,184
Median age (est.)34
Density5,765per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above21%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 22%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 29%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 22%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 22%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Professional14%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 26%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 58%Asian 26%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · Muslim 28% · No religion 27%

Born outside the UK: 20%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Kent's Moat is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,209 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #74 of 132 in Birmingham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (47) and lowest on Income (6). Typical homes here, about £222,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 40 sales), 6% below the wider Birmingham median of £237,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,471 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 6 · #6,469
Employment 8 · #6,339
Education 15 · #5,852
Health 10 · #6,202
Crime 16 · #5,791
Housing & access 47 · #3,618
Living environment 46 · #3,727

House prices ?

£222,500median (12m) · +0.3% yr · n=40
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£222,50040+0.3%+25.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£243,00021+9.2%+24.6%
Terraced£197,00019-7.8%+16.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£222,500
Birmingham£237,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,471±£4,791 · #5,513 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,070
Price-to-income ?6.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

97 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 698 offences
Birmingham119
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,823 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences349
Theft94
Burglary20
Vehicle crime62
Criminal damage & arson73
Public order & weapons61
Drugs16
Robbery11
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 55 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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